false 2247793 146587 4473 0552135399 9780552135399 2717 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260470010m/4473.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260470010s/4473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4473.A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany 4.20 27692 A Prayer for Owen Meany does not follow a perfect chronology, as John pieces together the story he wants to tell.

In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys -— best friends -— are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy’s mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn’t believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God’s instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying.]]> 3075 3.86 130239 8929 1988 5 6 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 06:59:44 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:19:57 -0800 2009 more...]]>